BLUE MOON

About: 

• Target: The lunar lander named blue moon would be used to transport equipment, and possibly human beings, to the south pole of the Moon by 2024. 
  
  
• Features: 
  • The vehicle will be capable of carrying scientific instruments, the four small rovers, and also a future pressurized vehicle for humans. 
    
    
  • Fully loaded with fuel, Blue moon will weigh about 33,000 pounds (15,000 kilograms), which will decrease to around 7,000 pounds when it is about to land. 
    
    
  
  
  
• Timeline: Jeff Bezos didn’t announce a specific date for the project’s first launch, but said the lander would be ready in time to make President Donald Trump’s announced timeline to return people to the Moon by 2024. 
  
  
• Significance: The goal is to land on the Moon’s south pole, where ice deposits were confirmed in 2018. Water can be exploited to produce hydrogen, which in turn could fuel future exploration of the solar system.